Chidi Njokuani

“Bang Bang”

Chidi Njokuani (26-12) is a welterweight fighting out of Las Vegas, Nevada. Chidi Njokuani's next fight is against Ignacio Bahamondes at UFC Fight Night 296 on January 16, 2027. Chidi Njokuani's last fight was a win over Joel Álvarez by unanimous decision at UFC 330: Makhachev vs. Machado Garry in August 2026.

Record26-12-0, 1 NC

DivisionWelterweight

Height6'3"

Reach80"

Age37

Last FightFeb 21, 2026

BornDec 31, 1988

BirthplaceDallas, Texas, United States

Fighting out ofLas Vegas, Nevada

UFC Career Stats:

Sig. strikes landed / min6.38

Striking accuracy62%

Sig. strikes absorbed / min4.06

Striking defense57%

Takedowns / 15 min0.00

Takedown accuracy0%

Takedown defense75%

Sub attempts / 15 min0.15

11 UFC fights through Oct 31, 2026. Source: UFCStats

Fight History:

*Exhibition (EX.) fights included in history

Result	Opponent	Division	Method	Rnd / Time	Event	Date	Fight
Up.	Ignacio Bahamondes	Welterweight	—	—	UFC Fight Night 296	Jan 16, 2027	View
W	Joel Álvarez	Welterweight	Decision (Unanimous)	R3 · 5:00	UFC 330: Makhachev vs. Machado Garry	Aug 15, 2026	View
L	Carlos Leal Miranda	Welterweight	Decision (Unanimous)	R3 · 5:00	UFC Fight Night: Strickland vs. Hernandez	Feb 21, 2026	View
L	Jake Matthews	Welterweight	Submission (Rear Naked Choke)	R1 · 1:09	UFC Fight Night	Jul 12, 2025
W	Elizeu Zaleski dos Santos	Welterweight	KO/TKO (Knee & Elbows)	R2 · 2:19	UFC Fight Night	Mar 15, 2025
W	Jared Gooden	Welterweight	Decision (Unanimous)	R3	UFC Fight Night	Oct 12, 2024
W	Rhys McKee	Welterweight	Decision (Split)	R3	UFC Fight Night	Mar 30, 2024
L	Michał Oleksiejczuk	Middleweight	KO/TKO (Ground & Pound)	R1 · 4:16	UFC Fight Night	Aug 26, 2023
L	Albert Duraev	Middleweight	Decision (Split)	R3	UFC Fight Night	Mar 25, 2023
L	Gregory Rodrigues	Middleweight	KO/TKO (Ground & Pound)	R2 · 1:27	UFC Fight Night	Sep 17, 2022
W	Duško Todorović	Middleweight	KO/TKO (Elbow)	R1 · 4:48	UFC Fight Night	May 21, 2022
W	Marc-André Barriault	Middleweight	KO/TKO (Overhand Right to Ground Strikes)	R1 · 0:16	UFC Fight Night	Feb 5, 2022
W	Mário Sousa	Middleweight	KO/TKO (Ground & Pound)	R3 · 1:35	Contender Series 2021	Sep 7, 2021
W	Cristhian Torres	Middleweight	KO/TKO (Knee to the Body & Punches)	R2 · 4:10	LFA 91: Njokuani vs. Torres	Sep 11, 2020
L	Rafael Carvalho	Middleweight	Decision (Unanimous)	R3	Bellator 224	Jul 12, 2019
L	John Salter	Middleweight	Submission (Rear Naked Choke)	R1 · 4:32	Bellator 210	Nov 30, 2018
W	Hisaki Kato	Middleweight	Decision (Unanimous)	R3	Bellator 189	Dec 1, 2017
L	Andrey Koreshkov	Catchweight	KO/TKO (Ground & Pound)	R1 · 4:08	Bellator 182	Aug 25, 2017
W	Melvin Guillard	Catchweight	Decision (Unanimous)	R3	Bellator 171	Jan 27, 2017
W	Andre Fialho	Catchweight	KO/TKO (Punches)	R1 · 0:21	Bellator 167	Dec 3, 2016
W	Thiago Jambo	Welterweight	KO/TKO (Body Kick & Punches)	R3 · 2:39	Bellator 156	Jun 17, 2016
W	Ricky Rainey	Welterweight	Decision (Unanimous)	R3	Bellator 146	Nov 20, 2015
W	Max Griffin	Welterweight	Decision (Split)	R5	Tachi PF 23	May 7, 2015
W	Gilbert Smith	Welterweight	Decision (Unanimous)	R5	RFA 22: Smith vs. Njokuani	Jan 9, 2015
W	Steve Hanna	Welterweight	Decision (Unanimous)	R3	RFA 18: Manzanares vs. Pantoja	Sep 12, 2014
NC	Chris Heatherly	Welterweight	—	R1 · 3:31	RFA 13: Cochrane vs. Escudero	Mar 7, 2014
W	LeVon Maynard	Welterweight	KO/TKO (Punches)	R1 · 4:40	ShinZo Fight Sport 1	Aug 16, 2013
L	Jeremy Kimball	Catchweight	Submission (Rear Naked Choke)	R2 · 1:51	RFA 7: Thatch vs. Rhodes	Mar 22, 2013
W	Phil Dace	Welterweight	KO/TKO (Punches)	R3 · 0:41	RFA 4: Griffin vs. Escudero	Nov 2, 2012
W	Bobby Cooper	Welterweight	Decision (Unanimous)	R3	RFA 3: Stevenson vs. Cochrane	Jun 30, 2012
W	John Reedy	Welterweight	KO/TKO (Leg Kick & Punches)	R1 · 0:55	Tachi PF 13	May 10, 2012
W	Jon Harris	Welterweight	KO/TKO (Knee & Punches)	R1 · 1:54	Legacy FC 10	Feb 24, 2012
L	Brandon Thatch	Catchweight	KO/TKO (Strikes)	R1 · 0:53	ROF 41: Bragging Rights!	Aug 20, 2011
W	Alan Jouban	Welterweight	KO/TKO (Body Kick)	R3 · 1:27	Tachi PF 9: The Contenders	May 6, 2011
W	Jack Montgomery	Middleweight	Submission (Guillotine Choke)	R1 · 1:35	KOTC: Infusion	Nov 13, 2010
W	Chris Kennedy	—	KO/TKO	—	Unknown Event	Jul 31, 2010
L	Jorge Lopez	—	KO/TKO	—	Unknown Event	May 22, 2010
L	Warren Thompson	Middleweight	Submission (Keylock)	R1 · 1:05	Bangkok Fight Night 3	Sep 24, 2009
W	Andrew Moncriefe	—	KO/TKO	—	Unknown Event	Sep 19, 2008
W	Jorge Cortez	—	KO/TKO	—	Unknown Event	Nov 3, 2007

Up.Ignacio Bahamondes
Jan 16, 2027
UFC Fight Night 296·Welterweight
View
WJoel Álvarez
Aug 15, 2026
UFC 330: Makhachev vs. Machado Garry·Welterweight
Decision (Unanimous)·R3 · 5:00View
LCarlos Leal Miranda
Feb 21, 2026
UFC Fight Night: Strickland vs. Hernandez·Welterweight
Decision (Unanimous)·R3 · 5:00View
LJake Matthews
Jul 12, 2025
UFC Fight Night·Welterweight
Submission (Rear Naked Choke)·R1 · 1:09
WElizeu Zaleski dos Santos
Mar 15, 2025
UFC Fight Night·Welterweight
KO/TKO (Knee & Elbows)·R2 · 2:19
WJared Gooden
Oct 12, 2024
UFC Fight Night·Welterweight
Decision (Unanimous)·R3
WRhys McKee
Mar 30, 2024
UFC Fight Night·Welterweight
Decision (Split)·R3
LMichał Oleksiejczuk
Aug 26, 2023
UFC Fight Night·Middleweight
KO/TKO (Ground & Pound)·R1 · 4:16
LAlbert Duraev
Mar 25, 2023
UFC Fight Night·Middleweight
Decision (Split)·R3
LGregory Rodrigues
Sep 17, 2022
UFC Fight Night·Middleweight
KO/TKO (Ground & Pound)·R2 · 1:27
WDuško Todorović
May 21, 2022
UFC Fight Night·Middleweight
KO/TKO (Elbow)·R1 · 4:48
WMarc-André Barriault
Feb 5, 2022
UFC Fight Night·Middleweight
KO/TKO (Overhand Right to Ground Strikes)·R1 · 0:16
WMário Sousa
Sep 7, 2021
Contender Series 2021·Middleweight
KO/TKO (Ground & Pound)·R3 · 1:35
WCristhian Torres
Sep 11, 2020
LFA 91: Njokuani vs. Torres·Middleweight
KO/TKO (Knee to the Body & Punches)·R2 · 4:10
LRafael Carvalho
Jul 12, 2019
Bellator 224·Middleweight
Decision (Unanimous)·R3
LJohn Salter
Nov 30, 2018
Bellator 210·Middleweight
Submission (Rear Naked Choke)·R1 · 4:32
WHisaki Kato
Dec 1, 2017
Bellator 189·Middleweight
Decision (Unanimous)·R3
LAndrey Koreshkov
Aug 25, 2017
Bellator 182·Catchweight
KO/TKO (Ground & Pound)·R1 · 4:08
WMelvin Guillard
Jan 27, 2017
Bellator 171·Catchweight
Decision (Unanimous)·R3
WAndre Fialho
Dec 3, 2016
Bellator 167·Catchweight
KO/TKO (Punches)·R1 · 0:21
WThiago Jambo
Jun 17, 2016
Bellator 156·Welterweight
KO/TKO (Body Kick & Punches)·R3 · 2:39
WRicky Rainey
Nov 20, 2015
Bellator 146·Welterweight
Decision (Unanimous)·R3
WMax Griffin
May 7, 2015
Tachi PF 23·Welterweight
Decision (Split)·R5
WGilbert Smith
Jan 9, 2015
RFA 22: Smith vs. Njokuani·Welterweight
Decision (Unanimous)·R5
WSteve Hanna
Sep 12, 2014
RFA 18: Manzanares vs. Pantoja·Welterweight
Decision (Unanimous)·R3
NCChris Heatherly
Mar 7, 2014
RFA 13: Cochrane vs. Escudero·Welterweight
R1 · 3:31
WLeVon Maynard
Aug 16, 2013
ShinZo Fight Sport 1·Welterweight
KO/TKO (Punches)·R1 · 4:40
LJeremy Kimball
Mar 22, 2013
RFA 7: Thatch vs. Rhodes·Catchweight
Submission (Rear Naked Choke)·R2 · 1:51
WPhil Dace
Nov 2, 2012
RFA 4: Griffin vs. Escudero·Welterweight
KO/TKO (Punches)·R3 · 0:41
WBobby Cooper
Jun 30, 2012
RFA 3: Stevenson vs. Cochrane·Welterweight
Decision (Unanimous)·R3
WJohn Reedy
May 10, 2012
Tachi PF 13·Welterweight
KO/TKO (Leg Kick & Punches)·R1 · 0:55
WJon Harris
Feb 24, 2012
Legacy FC 10·Welterweight
KO/TKO (Knee & Punches)·R1 · 1:54
LBrandon Thatch
Aug 20, 2011
ROF 41: Bragging Rights!·Catchweight
KO/TKO (Strikes)·R1 · 0:53
WAlan Jouban
May 6, 2011
Tachi PF 9: The Contenders·Welterweight
KO/TKO (Body Kick)·R3 · 1:27
WJack Montgomery
Nov 13, 2010
KOTC: Infusion·Middleweight
Submission (Guillotine Choke)·R1 · 1:35
WChris Kennedy
Jul 31, 2010
Unknown Event
KO/TKO
LJorge Lopez
May 22, 2010
Unknown Event
KO/TKO
LWarren Thompson
Sep 24, 2009
Bangkok Fight Night 3·Middleweight
Submission (Keylock)·R1 · 1:05
WAndrew Moncriefe
Sep 19, 2008
Unknown Event
KO/TKO
WJorge Cortez
Nov 3, 2007
Unknown Event
KO/TKO